David Wainwright (Yorkshire cricketer)

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = David Wainwright

| image = File:David Wainwright.jpg

| country = England

| fullname = David John Wainwright

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|3|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Pontefract, England

| heightft = 5

| heightinch = 9

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

| role = Bowler

| club1 = Yorkshire

| year1 = {{nowrap|2004–2011}}

| clubnumber1 =

| club2 = Derbyshire

| year2 = 2012–2015

| clubnumber2 =

| club3 = Hampshire

| year3 = 2016

| clubnumber3 =

| club4 = Shropshire

| year4 = 2016–2017

| clubnumber4 =

| club5 = Cheshire

| year5 = 2019–

| clubnumber5 =

| type1 = First-class

| debutdate1 = 10 September

| debutyear1 = 2004

| debutfor1 = Yorkshire

| debutagainst1 = Somerset

| lastdate1 = 22 April

| lastyear1 = 2012

| lastfor1 = Derbyshire

| lastagainst1 = Leicestershire

| type2 = List A

| debutdate2 = 31 July

| debutyear2 = 2005

| debutfor2 = Yorkshire

| debutagainst2 = Kent

| lastdate2 = 22 May

| lastyear2 = 2011

| lastfor2 = Yorkshire

| lastagainst2 = Worcestershire

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 81

| runs1 = 2,270

| bat avg1 = 26.39

| 100s/50s1 = 3/9

| top score1 = 109

| deliveries1 = 13,216

| wickets1 = 181

| bowl avg1 = 38.62

| fivefor1 = 6

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 6/33

| catches/stumpings1 = 28/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 77

| runs2 = 354

| bat avg2 = 19.66

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 41

| deliveries2 = 2,840

| wickets2 = 66

| bowl avg2 = 35.25

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/11

| catches/stumpings2 = 23/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 47

| runs3 = 112

| bat avg3 = 16.00

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 20*

| deliveries3 = 871

| wickets3 = 37

| bowl avg3 = 28.62

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 3/6

| catches/stumpings3 = 11/–

| date = 28 September

| year = 2016

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/23512.html

}}

David John Wainwright (born 21 March 1985) is an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire from 2004 to 2011{{cite book |title=The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook |last=Warner |first=David |year=2011 |edition=113th |publisher=Great Northern Books |location=Ilkley, Yorkshire |isbn=978-1-905080-85-4 |page=380 }} and Derbyshire from 2012 to 2015. He is a left arm orthodox spin bowler, who has also played for British Universities and Loughborough UCCE.

Life and career

He was educated at Hemsworth High School and Loughborough University, and is now a full-time cricketer. He started playing cricket at Castleford Cricket Club.

He appeared for England as a substitute fielder, during the second Test match against the West Indies, at Headingley in 2007.

In July 2009, Wainwright joined then fellow Yorkshire cricketer, Matthew Hoggard, by signing up with a new sponsor, Woodworm.

In February 2010, Wainwright played for England Lions versus Pakistan A in Dubai. He took three wickets for 26 in the match.

In September 2011, Yorkshire County Cricket Club announced that Wainwright had exercised the clause in his contract where he can request to be released, if he is not playing regular first team cricket.{{cite web |url=http://www.yorkshireccc.com/news/yorkshire-secure-young-talent/975 |title=Yorkshire Secure Young Talent |publisher=Yorkshireccc.com |access-date=21 September 2011 |archive-date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927205651/http://www.yorkshireccc.com/news/yorkshire-secure-young-talent/975 |url-status=dead }} In 2012, Wainwright moved to Derbyshire and took a first-class, career-best return of 6 for 33, on his debut for them against Northamptonshire. He was released from his Derbyshire contract in August 2015.{{cite news|last1=Eklid|first1=Mark|title=Derbyshire County Cricket Club: David Wainwright ends his stay with county club|url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Derbyshire-CCC-David-Wainwright-ends-stay-county/story-27675532-detail/story.html|access-date=17 September 2015|work=Derby Telegraph|date=26 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001150232/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Derbyshire-CCC-David-Wainwright-ends-stay-county/story-27675532-detail/story.html|archive-date=1 October 2015|url-status=dead}}

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